Text: Job 9:1-35

Then Job answered and said:

2 “Truly I know that it is so:

But how can a man be in the right before God?

3 If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength

—who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not,

when he overturns them in his anger,

6 who shakes the earth out of its place,

and its pillars tremble;

7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;

who seals up the stars;

8 who alone stretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the sea;

9 who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

10 who does great things beyond searching out,

and marvelous things beyond number.

11 Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

-Job 9:1-11 ESV

THERE IS NO ARBITER BETWEEN US

“Truly I know that it is so:

But how can a man be in the right before God?

If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength

—who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?” [v.2-4]

Job and his friends assumed that God punishes evil. Knowing this, Job asked, “But how can a

This a dilemma, that only God could answer. He who is the creator of the universe -

‘Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back?

Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’[v10-12]

He was blameless but not perfect. Thus he said, “ Though I am in the right, my own

How could Job present his case against such an unfathomable God? His only hope is to throw

“How then can I answer him,

choosing my words with him?

Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;

I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.”[v.14,15]

His efforts to live a blameless life seemed useless, as he said;

“ I become afraid of all my suffering,

for I know you will not hold me innocent.

I shall be condemned;

why then do I labor in vain?

If I wash myself with snow

and cleanse my hands with lye,

yet you will plunge me into a pit,

and my own clothes will abhor me.[v.28-31]

He has resigned to say,

“For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,

that we should come to trial together.

There is no arbiter between us,

who might lay his hand on us both.”[v.32-33]

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Text: Job 8:1-2

2 “How long will you say these things,

and the words of your mouth be a great wind?

3 Does God pervert justice?

Or does the Almighty pervert the right?

4 If your children have sinned against him,

he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.

5 If you will seek God and plead with the Almighty for mercy,

6 if you are pure and upright, surely then

7 And though your beginning was small,

your latter days will be very great.

-Job 8:1-8 ESV

DOES GOD PERVERT JUSTICE?

Bildad, the second oldest friend of Job, had accused his words as ‘great wind.’ That Job

Upon hearing Job saying ‘these things’, he believed Job has asserted that God perverts

Or does the Almighty pervert the right? [v.3] Impliedly, he

‘If your children have sinned against him,

he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.[v.4]

It is, of course, impossible for God to pervert justice. "Shall not the Judge of all

But, one’s misery should not be always attributed to his sin. It should not make us feel

Definitely, God does not pervert justice. But, in many cases, he withholds judgment because

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Text: Job 7

“Has not man a hard service on earth,

and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?

2 Like a slave who longs for the shadow,

and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,

3 so I am allotted months of emptiness,

and nights of misery are apportioned to me.

4 When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’

But the night is long, and I am full of tossing till the dawn.

5 My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt;

my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.

6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle

and come to their end without hope.

7 “Remember that my life is a breath;

my eye will never again see good.

8 The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more;

while your eyes are on me, I shall be gone.

9 As the cloud fades and vanishes,

so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;

10 he returns no more to his house,

nor does his place know him anymore.

-Job 7:1-10 ESV

MY LIFE IS A BREATH

Job reasoned that he couldn’t restrain from ‘speaking about the anguish and bitterness of

“Like a slave who longs for the shadow,

and like a hired hand who looks for his wages,

3 so I am allotted months of emptiness,

and nights of misery are apportioned to me.

4 When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’

But the night is long,

and I am full of tossing till the dawn.

5 My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt;

my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.

6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle

and come to their end without hope.”[v.2-6]

Hence, he sighed;

I loathe my life; I would not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.’[v.16]

He won’t ever see good again in this life. He thought once he is gone down to Sheol, he would

“What is man, that you make so much of him,

and that you set your heart on him,

18 visit him every morning

and test him every moment? [v.17]

Life is very short. What are we going to do with it? Let’s not forget. We’ve only one short life and only what’s done for Christ would last.

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Text: Job

Then Job answered and said:

2 “Oh that my vexation were weighed,

and all my calamity laid in the balances!

3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;

therefore my words have been rash.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;

my spirit drinks their poison;

the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass,

or the ox low over his fodder?

6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,

or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?

7 My appetite refuses to touch them;

they are as food that is loathsome to me.

8 “Oh that I might have my request,

and that God would fulfill my hope,

9 that it would please God to crush me,

that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

10 This would be my comfort;

I would even exult in pain unsparing,

for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

11 What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should be patient?

12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?

13 Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me?

-Job 6:1-13 ESV

WHAT IS MY STRENGTH, THAT I SHOULD WAIT?

There is no doubt that Job was overwhelmed. His load was unbearable. He sensed his

Again, he expressed his desire for his suffering to end through death. He said,

“Oh that I might have my request,

and that God would fulfill my hope,

that it would please God to crush me,

that he would let loose his hand and cut me off![v.7-9]

Notedly, his consolation to face death rested upon his testimony that he has not denied the

Having been physically drained, he embraced death, to say;

‘What is my strength, that I should wait?

And what is my end, that I should be patient?’[v.11]

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Text: Job5:1-27

“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you?

To which of the holy ones will you turn?

2 Surely vexation kills the fool,

and jealousy slays the simple.

3 I have seen the fool taking root,

but suddenly I cursed his dwelling.

4 His children are far from safety;

they are crushed in the gate,

and there is no one to deliver them.

5 The hungry eat his harvest,

and he takes it even out of thorns,

and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

6 For affliction does not come from the dust,

nor does trouble sprout from the ground,

7 but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.

17“Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves;

therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal.

-Job 5:1-7,17-18 ESV

BLESSED IS THE ONE WHOM GOD REPROVES.

Eliphaz reproves Job for not seeking God, instead of quarreling with Him. He had a

and jealousy slays the simple.’

That Job was quite foolish to let his ‘vexation and jealousy’ prompt him to such a course,

According to Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges commentary, “The words “man is born

Instead of complaining, Job should ‘seek God’, as Eliphaz confidently said he would do.

Eliphaz is right that ‘God blesses the man He reproves.’ He reasoned, “For he wounds, but

‘5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?

“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,

nor be weary when reproved by him.

6 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,

and chastises every son whom he receives.”[Heb 12:5,6]

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God’s Word for Today

Text: Job 4:1-21

7 “Remember: who that was innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright cut off?

8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

Can a man be pure before his Maker?

18 Even in his servants he puts no trust,

and his angels he charges with error;

19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundation is in the dust,

who are crushed like the moth.

20 Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces;

they perish forever without anyone regarding it.

21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them,

do they not die, and that without wisdom?’

-Job 4:7-9,17-21 ESV

Eliphaz, the Temanite, spoke. He is probably the oldest of Job’s three friends. In the first

“Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,

and you have made firm the feeble knees.” [v.4]

He thought Job’s inconsistency. That he who counseled those in despair is languishing in

Based upon his experience or observation, Eliphaz believed that ‘those who plow iniquity

Eliphaz inferred that Job was hypocritical. That Job had sinned so that this calamity

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- Job 3:3-10 ESV

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:

3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’

4 Let that day be darkness!

May God above

nor light

5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it.

Let clouds dwell upon it;

let the blackness of the day terrify it.

6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!

Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;

let it not come into the number of the months.

7 Behold, let that night be barren;

let no joyful cry enter it.

8 Let those curse it who curse the day,

who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.

9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;

let it hope for light, but have none,

nor see the eyelids of the morning,

10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,

nor hide trouble from my eyes.

LET THE DAY PERISH ON WHICH I WAS BORN

Job felt his pain was unbearable. He testified he was ‘not at ease, nor quiet but had no

“Why did I

come out from

Why did the

Or why the

For then I

I would have

He started

“Let the day

and the night

‘A man is

His litany of complaints was not towards God. It was through his reflection on his life’s

“For then I

I would have

14 with kings

He added;

“There the

they hear not

The small and

and the slave

Was Job right in his belief that it was better for him to die because he can rest?

It’s understandable that in most cases, we console bereaved relatives who lost

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-Job 2:11-13 ESV

11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

THE FRIENDS OF JOB

They came with two notable purposes - to show him sympathy, that is, to mourn with him and comfort him, that is, to bring some relief. But when they saw Job, they were overtaken with much sorrow. They did not recognize him anymore. Why? The boils all over his body and face had disfigured him. This sight made them raise their voices and wept. And, they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. Job’s friends seated in silence with him for seven days and seven nights. The sight that his suffering was so great could be overwhelming.

According to Dr. Morgan, “While it is true that Job suffered more at the hands of these friends ultimately than by the attacks of the foe, yet some recognition must be made of the goodness of the men, that are;

• They are to be admired because they came to Job.

• They are to be admired because they wept for and with Job.

• They are to be admired because they sat in silence with Job for seven days.

• They are to be admired because they intended all the best for Job and were persistent in

• They are to be admired because they spoke their opinion about Job and his condition to Job

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 -Job 2:1-10 ESV

1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 3 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast to his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.” 4 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” 6 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.” 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. 9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

BEHOLD, HE IS IN YOUR HAND

During the first four devastating tragedies, Job passed with flying colors. God affirms Job by saying, “He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me

God allowed Satan to do whatever he would do to Job. No holds barred, except in taking his life. Hence, he struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. This appears scary but God knows what He is doing. According to Isaiah; “for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and

Unlike Job, his wife did not have his outlook on God’s sovereign ownership in everything. This was the reason why she said, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die.” For Job, she spoke as one of the foolish women. Cursing God is the most ridiculous act to do. Could we accuse God of being wrong? God is always right. Otherwise, He couldn’t be God. Job’s conviction that God reserves the right to do what He wants held him firmly. He did not sin with his lips for his heart is full of integrity.

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 - Job 1:13-22 ESV

13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 While he was yet speaking there came another and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 19 and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

 THE LORD GIVES, THE LORD TAKE

It was a day of infamy to Job. As if someone punching a blindfolded person, Job had no idea where the blows came from. Almost simultaneously, Job received four devastating news that all his animals and children died horribly. He lost everything due to the acts of evil men[ the Sabeans and Chaldeans] and nature[fire and wind]. In each incident, a servant has survived to tell him the tragedies, respectively. While one is not yet finished speaking to him, another one comes in to tell him another devastating news.

All of these horrible incidents happened because God allowed Satan to test Job. The Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” In other words, as Satan couldn’t touch Job, he can’t bother us also, His children, without God’s permission.

In all the tragedies that happened to Job, he had no control, absolutely. However, he has control over how he should respond. He could have allowed his emotion to take over. But, he did not. He was sad that he tore his robe and shaved his head as an act of mourning. And, he worshipped the Lord.

Rather than looking at everything from a human perspective, he looked at it from the divine perspective. He preached to himself, saying, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Before these tragedies happened, he has always maintained that everything belongs to God, including his life. And, God who is the owner reserves the right to do whatever He wants. Thus, he did not charge God for anything wrong. God, the Sovereign owner is always right. This resolve helped him maintain his integrity.

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